Swing.



S. W. NEWGOMB.

I swme. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1903.

905,740. Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY STACY W. NEWCOMB, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application filed July 22, 1908. Serial No. 444,737.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STACY W NEWGOMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, county of Camden, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a certain new ject to provide an exceedingly simple andeffective device of this character which will 7 not only affordamusement to children and others but also constitute an exercisingdevice.

A further object of my invention is to provide a swing which will berigid when hung so that while swinging it will not go out of line in itsbackward and forward movements so that said swing may be hung in a doorand will not go to one side or the other thus preventing it from comingin contact with the frame of the door.

Another object of my invention is to provide a swing which will beinexpensive in construction but will be strong and durable.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a swing which willswing to and fro when the person using said swing defleets the suspendedwires.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims. 7

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, in wh1ch Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved swing, and Fig. 2, a side elevationthereof.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the swingbody which is preferably made in the form of a chair having a back andfoot rest and suspended by means of the wires B, the lower ends of whichare secured to the front portion of the swing body A, and their upperends to the cross bar 0.

D represents a bow formed from some suitable material the lower end ofwhich is fastened to the back of the swing body A and the upper end tothe cross bar C. To the upper side of the cross bar C are fastened thehooks E which would engage with suitable eyes or other hooks placed inthe frame of a door or other suitable place where it is desired to hangthe swing.

The reference letter F represents a cross piece secured to the wires Band adapted to slide up and down thereon, this acts as a safety bar andcan be used as an operating means when a person is in the swing.

In practice the cross piece is lifted until the person enters the swingwhen it is allowed to again take its place, resting upon the arms of theswing body then by taking hold of its cross piece or the wires andpulling them toward the body of the person in the swing it will deflectthe wires B which will cause the bow D to assume a different are andthis will cause the swing body to take a different or forward positionto the hooks E or the pivot point of the swing, and when the wires B arereleased the swing will return to its former position, and by constantlyrepeating this operation the swing will move to and fro and gradually gohigher and higher, but no matter how high the swing swings it will notbuckle as do the rope swings when they have reached a considerableheight, because the bow D is rigid and always pulls the wires B taut,and this is a great advantage in a childs swing as the child is notlikely to be thrown out of the swing.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction here shown as these may be varied without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

Havin thus fully described my invention, what I c aim as new and useful,is

1. In a swing comprising a cross bar, a

swing body, wires for suspending the swing body from the cross bar, anda bow secured to said cross bar and the swing body, as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a swing of the character described, a cross bar, a swing body,wires for suspending said swing body from the cross bar, a bow formedfrom any suitable material, the lower end of which is secured to theback of the swing body and the upper end to the cross bar, as specified.

3. In a swing comprising a swing body, a cross bar, wires for suspendingthe swing body from the cross bar, a bow formed from some suitablematerial, the lower end secured to the back of the swing body and theupper end to the cross bar, and means for hanging the swing from a doorframe or other suitable place, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a swing comprising a swingbody, a cross bar, wires for suspendingthe swing body from the cross bar, a bow formed from some suitablematerial, the lower end secured to the back of the swing and the upperend to the cross bar, and hooks fastened to the cross bar for hangingthe swing to the door frame or other suitable place, substantially asshown and described.

In a swing comprising a swing body, a cross bar, Wires for suspendingthe swing body from the cross bar, a bow formed from some suitablematerial, the lower end secured to the backof the swing body and theupper end tot-he cross bar, hooks fastened to the cross bar for hangingthe swing to a door frame or other suitable place, and a cross piecesecured to the wlres and adapted to slide up and down thereon andresting against the arms of the swing body when in its lowered position,as shown and described.

' In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

STACY 'W. NEWGOMB.

lVitnesses S. O. CLEMENS, Jos. S. KERBAUGH.

